Chatham County Schools
School district in North Carolina, United States
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The Chatham County Public School System is a school district located in Chatham County, North Carolina, and is operated by an elected school board.[1] As of 2026, the school district operates 20 schools throughout the county.[2]
High schools
There are four traditional public high schools and an early college:
- Northwood High School
- Jordan-Matthews High School
- Chatham Central High School
- Seaforth High School
- Chatham Early College
Alternative Education
- ONE Academy (6-12)
Middle schools
The district operates three middle schools:
- Chatham Middle School
- Margaret B. Pollard Middle School
- Horton Middle School
Elementary Schools & Primary Schools
The district operates six elementary schools:
- Chatham Grove Elementary School
- North Chatham Elementary School
- Perry W. Harrison Elementary School
- Pittsboro Elementary School (K-4)
- Siler City Elementary School
- Virginia Cross Elementary School
The district also operates five K-8 schools:
- Bennett School
- Bonlee School
- J.S. Waters School
- Moncure School
- Silk Hope School
There is also a More at Four pre-kindergarten program at several schools in the county.[3]
Bennett School controversy
In 2006, the Chatham County Board of Education announced that they were repealing a decision that allowed students that lived in the Randolph County portion of Bennett to attend Bennett School, the local K-8 school, free of charge. For years students from both counties that lived in Bennett were allowed to attend the school free under a memorandum of understanding between the two counties made many years ago. The announcement that the memorandum was being repealed stirred a firestorm of controversy, since the Randolph County students would be considered out-of-district students and could therefore be charged hundreds of dollars each year to attend school in Chatham County. The commute to the nearest Randolph County school was also a problem since it is located many miles from Bennett. To date, the Chatham County board has stood by its decision despite numerous complaints from residents.[4]